WHIM Syndrome

Author:  Katherine Calvo, MD, PhD, 02/21/2016
Category: Myeloid Disorders > Congenital Neutropenia syndromes > Warts, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Infections, and Myelokathexis Syndrome
Published Date: 02/25/2016

30 year old female with longstanding history of warts, hypogammaglobulinememia, infections, and neutropenia. 

Aspirate

Bone marrow aspirate in the setting of myelokathexis.  Right shifted granulocytes. Muliple neutrophils with nuclear segments connected by thin filamentous chromatin strands.

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Biopsy

Bone marrow core biopsy shows a hypercellular marrow with

Increased M:E ratio and right shift in granulocytes c/w myelokathexis.

Bone marrow aspirate in the setting of myelokathexis.  Neutrophil (center) vacuolated with nuclear segments connected by thin filamentous chromatin strands.

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